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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER EIGHTY NINE . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 89 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 8TH YEAR with over ** 40,000 ** scorecards entered and courses from over 55 countries . . . and growing by the day. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE CREATED THIS GOLFING ENVIRONMENT . . . ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** 2007 Tour Card *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN the GoforGOLF sponsored ONE Dozen Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Impossible Lie ************************************************************************ *** 2007 TOUR CARD While the US and European Tours come to an end, some relax having made the cut for their tour card, while others are completing at the qualifying schools. Mathias Gronberg and Darren Clarke gain the last two position on the US Tour, and Robert Rock and Matthew Millar the last two on the European Tour. Around 700 entries compete for 180 places in the first round in Europe, this is reduced to 80 for the final round, with 30 plus ties receiving a Tour Card. In USA around 960 compete in the 1st round, after prequalifing tournaments, for 468 places over 6 rounds, then they are reduced to around 90 with 30 plus ties receiving a Tour Card. . . . Some Interesting Stats from the 2006 US Tour Money Leaders: Tiger Woods, from Jim Furyk then Adam Scott Driving Distance: Bubba Watson, from J B Holmes then Robert Barrigus Driving Accuracy: Joe Durant, from Fred Funk and Scott Verplank Greens in Reg: Tiger Woods, from Jeff Gove and John Senden Putting Average: Daniel Chopra, from Vaughn Taylor and Brian Gay . . . Look out for Tiger at the HSBC Champions Tournament, China . . . * * * BLUE CHIP NZ OPEN Look out for my Photo Coverage of the NZ Open at the end of November. Daily photos . . . in the CHIPs Gallery http://www.goforgolf.co.nz/chips.asp Enjoy the Golf Greg Paul I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on my comments to email greg@goforgolf.com __________________________________________________________ *** OCTOBER COMPETITION The winner of the October Spot the Ball is Vu Nguyen of Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand The winning position was h 11 Your one dozen golf balls are on their way to you shortly. See below for details of the October Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES A very quiet month during October with no Eagles or Holes in one entered. Congratulations to all successful GoforGOLFers. (Our promise of confidentiality does not allow us to publish your names, without your permission - let us know if you make a hole in one, eagle or albatross). _________________________________________________________ *** NOVEMBER COMPETITION Presently sponsored by GoforGOLF ONE Dozen Golf Balls " SPOT the BALL " To enter the contest, enter the coordinates of the position you think the ball is. Choose only one coordinate across and one down. a) Across - (between a and q) ? b) Down - (between 1 and 14) ? TO ENTER - CLICK on the banner advert or menu item on GoforGOLF http://www.goforgolf.co.nz or go direct to the entry form at http://www.goforgolf.co.nz/contest.asp The GoforGOLF Newletter Editor has identified the spot. The Editors decision is final. Yes that is me. (and there is the usual the small print?) You can submit more than one entry, but they must be done separately. Include your email address . . . how else can we notify the winner. No correspondence or discussion will be entered into. __________________________________________________________ *** HandiTIPS 1. MAINTENANCE We are undertaking some maintenace of registrations where the Newsletter has been bounced. This bounce can be caused by a short term problem with your email address. So if you do not receive next months newsletter in early December, check your email address, or let me know. 2. Let GoforGOLF Help you with your golf this Christmas holiday. Select "Find a course" from the green menu, then select the country you will be visiting (box 1). Select "Location" in the "View Full Directory" (in box 2) and click "View Diectory". GoforGOLF will list all courses in the country selected "by district", with par, Length and Slope rating, enabling you to see whether the courses are hard or easy. Click the name, and you can view further information on that course including it's scorecard. 3. HandiTIPS If you have any Handitips on how you use GoforGOLF, let us know. We welcome any contributions. Email me on . . . greg@goforgolf.com . . . and I will help you with any problems you may have with registering and entering your scorecards and courses. REMEMBER the more scorecards you enter, the better the analysis you will receive from GoforGOLF. __________________________________________________________ *** SPOT THE BALL SPONSOR REQUIRED We are looking for a NEW sponsor of the Spot the Ball competition. Great presentation of your company and / or products on the Spot the Ball Banner, The Spot the Ball contest pages, AND . . . In the monthly GoforGOLF Newsletters and Special Newsletters. WHY ? - Access thousands of local and international golf fanatics Contact me on greg@goforgolf.com __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS THE TOUR Championship signals the end of the Northern Hemisphere Tour and the start of the silly season. AND don't forget the Southern Hemisphere tours in Australia and New Zealand, and South Africa. The USPGA Tour for November 2006: 2 to 5 Nov The TOUR Championship East Lake G C, GA http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r060/ http://www.eastlakegolfclub.com/ 10 to 12 Nov Merrill Lynch Templeton Shootout Tiburon GC, Naples, FL http://www.mlshootout.com/ http://www.ritzcarlton.com/resorts/naples_golf_resort/golf/ 13 Nov ADT Skills Challenge Boca Raton Resort, FL http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r509 http://www.bocaresort.com/golf/golf.cfm 13 to 14 Nov Wendy's 3 Tour Challenge Lake Las Vegas Resort http://www.wendys3tour.com/ http://www.lakelasvegas.com/golf.asp 25 to 26 Nov LG Skins Game Trilogy GC, CA http://www.lgskinsgame.com/ http://www.trilogygolfclub.com/ The 2006 European Tour: 7 to 10 Dec WGC - The World Cup The Country Club, Barbados http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/tournaments/r169 http://www.barbadosgolfclub.com/main.html 2006 US LPGA Tour 3 to 5 Nov Mizuno Classic Kashikojima CC, Japan http://www.lpga.com/tournament_microsite.aspx?id=5380 10 to 13 Nov Mitchell Co Tournament of Champs Magnolia Grove GC, AL http://www.lpgachampions.com/ http://www.rtjgolf.com/courses/magnolia_grove/ 17 to 20 Nov ADT Championship Trump International, FL http://www.adtchampionship.com/ http://www.trumpgolf.com/trumpwestpalm/index.asp Australasian 2006/7 Tour commences 9 to 12 Nov HSBC Champions Tournament Sheshan Intl GC, China http://www.hsbcgolf.com/ http://www.sheshangolf.com/en/ 13 to 19 Nov MFS Australian Open Royal Sydney GC, NSW http://www.australianopengolf.com/ http://www.rsgc.com.au/ 23 to 26 Nov Mastercard Masters Huntingdale GC, VIC http://www.mastercardmasters.com/ http://www.huntingdalegolf.com.au/ 30 to 3 Dec Blue Chip New Zealand Open Gulf Harbour CC, NZ http://www.nzgolf.org.nz/article.aspx?id=1111 http://www.gulfharbourcountryclub.co.nz/ South African 2006/7 Tour 25 to 26 Nov Nelson Mandela Invitational Arabella CC, Cape Province http://www.nelsonmandelainvitational.co.za/ http://www.arabellagolf.co.za/ 30 to 3 Dec Nedbank Golf Challenge Gary Player CC, Sun City http://www.nedbankgolfchallenge.com/ http://www.suninternational.com/golf/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites http://cms.vrc.net.au/static/htm_mcc_homeba53.html The Famous Australian Horse Racing Event 2006 Melbourne Cup Carnival http://www.allblacks.com/ Follow the All Blacks Tour of of England, France and Wales. http://www.rleague.com/db/year/2006/tri-nations_test_series/index.php 2006 Tri Nations Series continues http://www.wrc.com/ The World Rally Championship - http://www.rallynz.org.nz/ Propecia New Zealand Rally - 17 to 19 Nov http://www.rnzys.org.nz/NewsEvents/MajorEvents/tabid/61/Default.aspx NZ Match Racing Regatta - yachting - 16 to 19 Nov http://www.a1gp.com/ Nov 12 Bejing . . . Nov 26 Malaysia A1 Motor Racing Series - Taupo New Zealand . . . Jan 21 2007 http://www.daviscup.com/ Davis Cup Tennis Final - 1 to 3 Dec Russia against Argentina *** http://www.goforgolf.co.nz/links.asp *** If you find any other interesting web sites for these tournaments, or other sports sites, please let me know. __________________________________________________________ *** Impossible Lie "The position of a ball that is both completely obstructed by an immovable object and continuously observed by an incorruptible player." Definition from "Golf'ing - a Duffers Dictionary" __________________________________________________________ *** More New Courses - Worldwide 3,500 World Wide Course Directory - more added EVERY DAY. AND NOW over 87% of New Zealand Courses. ADD A COURSE NOW covering 54 countries. Why not add yours ? If the course you have played is not yet on GoforGOLF, you can ADD IT, or send us the scorecards (mens and/or womens) and we will make sure the course and all tees are loaded correctly. ERRORS: If you find a course error or missing info !!!! let me know. If you don't tell me . . . HOW do I know to fix it ? Email greg@goforgolf.com Sports Information Management Ltd P O Box 25 198, Auckland, New Zealand. __________________________________________________________ *** TELL YOUR GOLFING BUDDIES ABOUT GOFORGOLF ***** Tell your golf partners about ***** ***** GoforGOLF's 'Analysis for All' ***** ***** and Record of your Games ***** Regards & Good Golfing Greg Paul __________________________________________________________GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER EIGHTY NINE . . . GoforGOLF